N.Y. Mental Hygiene Law 82.14 – Reporting abuse, coercion, undue influence, or financial exploitation
* § 82.14 Reporting abuse, coercion, undue influence, or financial
Terms Used In N.Y. Mental Hygiene Law 82.14
- adult: means an individual eighteen years of age or older. See N.Y. Mental Hygiene Law 82.02
- decision-maker: means an adult who has executed, or seeks to execute, a supported decision-making agreement. See N.Y. Mental Hygiene Law 82.02
- financial exploitation: has the meaning given in § 473 of the social services law. See N.Y. Mental Hygiene Law 82.02
- physical coercion: means to place under duress, menace, or threaten physical violence or imprisonment. See N.Y. Mental Hygiene Law 82.02
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
- supported decision-making agreement: is a n agreement a decision-maker enters into with one or more supporters under this section that describes how the decision-maker uses supported decision-making to make their own decisions. See N.Y. Mental Hygiene Law 82.02
- supporter: means an adult who has voluntarily entered into a supported decision-making agreement with a decision-maker, agreeing to assist the decision-maker in making their own decisions as prescribed by the supported decision-making agreement, and who is not ineligible under section 82. See N.Y. Mental Hygiene Law 82.02
- undue influence: means moral or mental coercion that leads someone to carry out the wishes of another instead of their own because they are unable to refuse or resist. See N.Y. Mental Hygiene Law 82.02
exploitation.
(a) Any person who receives a copy of or an original supported decision-making agreement and has cause to believe the decision-maker is being abused, physically coerced, or financially exploited by a supporter, may report the alleged abuse, physical coercion, or financial exploitation to adult protective services pursuant to § 473 of the social services law.
(b) Nothing in this section may be construed as eliminating or limiting a person's duty or requirement to report under any other statute or regulation.
* NB Effective 90 days from the date that the regulations issued in accordance with § 1 of chapter 481 of 2022 appear in the New York State Register or the date such regulations are adopted, whichever is later.